The genre I’m usually most confident with at this point in the year, the placement of songs here in 2016 is still difficult to decide. We saw last year that a huge hit, Major Lazer’s Lean On was submitted for the Pop field, leading it to miss out on the nomination/win that it was sure to receive in the dance category. Given that the lines between Dance/Pop/RnB/Rap are so blurred, this entire list may need a rethink once the submissions lists begin to be revealed. Continue reading
As always, I’m kicking off Grammy nomination prediction season with Best New Artist the award I’m notoriously bad at predicting. Last year I was convinced that Meghan Trainor wouldn’t win and she did, but at least I had her pegged as a nominee. This year I’m feeling oddly confident about my picks, all with major success under their belt. Continue reading
25 – Adele – 2015 First listen?: No 227 days. That’s how long Adele’s 25 has been out up to the date this sales list was published on the Official Charts website. In that time it has managed to outsell the biggest of Coldplay and Take That’s albums, as well as the album that made her want to be … Continue reading
Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield – 1973 First listen?: Yes The last ‘new’ album for me to listen to in this whole series, Tubular Bells is unlike anything else, on this list or otherwise. An instrumental piece composed and performed almost single-handedly by a 19 year old Mike Oldfield there are no ‘tracks’, just a Pt1 and … Continue reading
The Man Who – Travis – 1999 First listen?: No I really don’t remember The Man Who being this dull. Maybe it’s because like so many albums on this list I’m used to hearing it blasting out from the dining room/kitchen downstairs as my mum is sat in the garden. Travis are one of those bands that … Continue reading
Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman – 1988 First listen?: Yes I really didn’t know what to expect going into my first listen of Tracy Chapman’s landmark debut album. Of course I had heard signature hit Fast Car, notably current again thanks to a certain terrible tropical house version from earlier in 2016, but my knowledge of Tracy Chapman … Continue reading
Parachutes – Coldplay – 2000 First listen?: No It’s very strange to think back to a time when Chris, Will, Guy and Johnny weren’t the monolithic music entity that they are in 2016, when they were just 4 university graduates who happened to find themselves on the radio with their breakthrough hit Yellow. Back at the turn of the millennium, … Continue reading
Greatest Hits – Abba – 1975 First listen?: Yes No, not the Gold: Greatest Hits that sits at #2 on this list, this is the 1975 release that predates nearly all of the tracks on that 1992 release. This is the only album on this list that I literally couldn’t listen to the original version. All but replaced by … Continue reading
Grease The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture – Various Artists – 1978 First listen?: To the full soundtrack, Yes. Of course I’ve seen Grease A LOT. Let’s get one thing out of the way first, I’m not a huge fan of Grease. There isn’t much of a story, the songs are inconsistent at best and Danny is … Continue reading
I’ve Been Expecting You – Robbie Williams – 1998 First listen?: No I promise that this is definitely the last time I’ll mention Robbie Williams or anyone else from Take That in this list. With 4 appearances in the Top 60 Biggest Selling albums, two with Gary and the boys and two solo, Robbie has the most … Continue reading
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